goggling

verb

present participle of goggle
as in staring
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise goggled at the elaborate costumes and floats in the Mardi Gras parade

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for goggling
  1. staring
  2. gawking
  3. gazing
Verb
  • The Royals were out of the AL Central race by August and staring at another losing season.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Screens compound the problem because people blink less while staring at them.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of staring
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  • The film opens with Tenzing as a boy, gawking at Mount Everest, which looms across the valley like Godzilla.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • On most days the Jewel House in the Tower of London is packed with tourists gawking at the fabled British Crown Jewels.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of gawking
Verb
  • Wasson detects a lingering resentment in the poor Sicilian kid gazing up at the idle rich.
    — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Those who fall short have to be satisfied with simply gazing at the destination from the parking lot.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of gazing
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goggling
go in for
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“Goggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goggling. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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